Re: Re: toxic pillbugs
dave evans (T442119@RUTADMIN.RUTGERS.EDU)
Tue, 26 Mar 96 18:29 EST
> From: L235@AOL.COM
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> BTW, I thought these isopods fed on rotted plant material. My guess
> is that they were just using the railroad ties as shelter, and that
> creosote, since it is a wood preservative, would keep those ties from
> becoming pillbug fodder. (or by extension, the creosote would itself
> kill the little buggers).
Perhaps these crawlers tend to be dirtier than your average bug and
can thereby rot out the traps quicker if conditions aren't 'just right'?
Dave Evans